THE INCA TRAIL TO MACHUPICCHU

THE INCA TRAIL TO MACHUPICCHU

This is one of the best known hiking route in all South America and the most important of Perú; walking around the Inca Trail will be the most unforgettable experience in your life, walking by the same way that the ingenious Incas walked 5 centuries ago is something indescribable, find huge buildings in the high of the mountains, some one in the valleys and at the edge of cliffs will make you imagine the big effort they did to build the well-preserved stoned Trails, until now these are the witnesses of the astonishment of the people whom arrive from different places around the world to live this great experience, this trail will let you arrive in the citadel of Machu Picchu, as it made them with the Incas.

You have two options to go in this hike, the traditional 4 days that due to the restrictions of the Peruvian Government with the desire to preserve the trail only provide 500 spaces per day, into this quantity is included, tourists, porters (carriers), tour guides and cookers, for this reason we recommend make your reservation 4 months in advance or 6 months in advance if your trip will be between May to September; also you have a short version of 2 days, this for those people who doesn’t have enought time, for this option is easier, you have availability every day but you must to book one or two weeks in advance. The trail can be done by any person and any age but for physical conditions we suggest from 13 years old, you don’t have to be athletes but in a good shape to walk (we make this trail with 65 and 70 year old people), the difficulty is more for the altitude, the hake is in a tourist rhythm (this is not a rush), we go slow and have breaks.

We recommend for all the travelers and groups who want to go on the trail, arrive in Cusco at least 2 days before the trek departure to acclimatize very well, where you can do other activities in our nice city.

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Come and know this unforgettable experience crossing the original royal Inca trail to get Machupicchu, this trek with Machu Picchu as final destination, is the most known and most popular trail for the tourists in all the world. The total walk is about 40 kilometres long and you need 4 days, including one day to visit to Machu Picchu. The natural surroundings are breathtaking beautiful. Walking the incatrail, with views over the mount tops covered with snow, the rain forest and impressive ruins, is an experience which remains to you for the rest of your life.

Day 1: Cuzco – Chilca – Wayllabamba.

We’ll pick you up from your accomodation at 6:00 hours, then we’ll leave from Cusco by bus, in this route we’ll see a beautiful landscape because we’ll pass for a high part of Cusco, it will be as 1 and 1/2 hours to arrive to the first stop Ollantaytambo, this place is located in the Sacred Valley of the incas, in this place you’ll have free time as 10 or 15 minutes to buy something maybe you forgot or simply some snacks, after we’ll continue our route to the km. 82 Piscacuchu where will start our adventure, after cross the bridge and show our passport and entrance tickets on the first control of the Inca trail we’ll start walking by the riverbank, after one hour we’ll start to ascend to a nice view point where we’ll find the first Inca site, this will be Llaqtapata, after the information of our guide we’ll continue walking to Wayllabamba our first camping site where we’ll rest this first day.

Day 2: Wayllabamba – Warmiwañusca – Pacaymayo

After breakfast, we’ll continue our route, this second day of our adventure, for many the most difficult day, because it will be as seven or eight hours walking where the first four hours will be all up hill, in this part we’ll find hundreds of steps mixed with a typical flora, small trees and bushes, before arrive in the highest point “the Warmiwañusca pass”, (4200 m.a.s.l), from this place we’ll find a beautiful landscape, Here, you will have a tremendous feeling of achievement mixed with relief on reaching the top. After lunch you will continue from this place you’ll see more marked the Inca Trail (the stoned route) to arrive in Pacaymayo where you will have dinner and rest this second night.

Day 3: Pacaymayo – PuyaPatamarka – Wiñaywayna

This day we’ll find many Inca sites, we’ll remember the second day, because the first part will be uphill (max. 2 hours), to arrive in the second pass of the trail at 3,850 m.a.s.l. walking up we’ll find the archaeological site of Runkurakay from this place you’ll have a nice view of the Pacaymayu Valley, crossing the second pass, we’ll continue walking down to the inca site of Sayacmarka one of the biggest place of the road, after earing the guide’s information we’ll continue our trek always finding other small inka sites on the way, we’ll pass by one tunnel natural formtion that the Incas used because that is the only way to continue in the trail, in the half way we’ll have lunch and we’ll have time to rest, our final destination this day will be the camping site of Wiñaywayna where we’ll rest this third night, in the afternoon you can visit the Inca Site.

Day 4: Wiñaywayna – Machu Picchu – Cuzco

After breakfast, we’ll have to start to walk very early to arrive in time for sunrise at Machu Picchu. After a one-hour alk through the forest towards the IntiPunku or the Sun Gate , also known as the Entrance Gate to Machu Picchu, where you will have the most impressive panoramic view of the citadel. Upon arrival at Machu Picchu, two hours guided tour around the citadel, visiting the main sites and monuments. you will have free time to walk around as minimum four hours, After our free time we’ll go to AguasCalientes town (you have the option to take a bus 25 minutes), will be other 50 minutes walking. In the afternoon we’ll take a train one and a half hours to Ollantaytambo then we’ll bring you back by bus to Cusco, Upon arrival in Cuzco transfer to your hotel.

This information is provided courtesy of the Regional Directorate of Culture of Cusco

NOTE

*Every year on february the Inca Trail is closed for maintainance
*Every passenger have to carry their own equipment, these are your backpack and sleeping bag and slleping pad (mattre) (this for the passenger that book this tour in a group service (Groups from 8 to 14 people)

Come and know this unforgettable experience crossing the original royal Inca trail to get Machupicchu, the magical lost city of the Incas, this is a good option for the adventure traveler who dreams to visit Machupicchu taking this different way, in this hike you’ll have the option to visit one of the biggest Inca site (Wiñaywayna = Forever joung) located on the original Inca Way, all this route was well stoned by Incas, arriving to Inti Punku (the sun’s gate) you’ll have a really nice scenary of Machupicchu from this different angle, this is a shorter option for those people who can not walk the 4 days normal Inca Trail.

Day 1: Cusco – Wiñaywayna – Aguas Calientes.

We leave Cusco about 6 am by train to Km 104. Upon arrival we visit the ruinWiñaywayna of Chachabamba in 2250 masl. Here agricultural product from other areas where collected to be brought to Machu Picchu. Then we begin our walk towards Wiñay Wayna. On the way we have beautiful views of the Urubamba river and the chances are many to see different kinds of the famous orchid family. We turn around the last corner and have the amazing Wiñay Wayna rigth below us, we stop to make a visit of this interesting and important inca site. 10 minutes more walking and we are at the Trekker´s lodge, where we will take our lunch, if not already eaten. In the afternoon we walk the last hours towards Machu Picchu, that we see on a distance in the beautiful afternoon sun before continuing down to Aguas Calientes. We spend the night in a nice hostal in town.

Day 2: Aguas Calientes – Machupicchu – Cusco.

We leave early in the morning from Aguas Calientes by bus (25 minutes) to have the option to see the sun rise in Machupicchu, we’ll be there before the main group of visitors arrive. Upon arrival we start the guided tour of about 2 hours taking us to the most important areas of Machu Picchu. We will learn about the importance – religiously and historically – of the place, and we will be able to appreciate the fine architecture of the Incas. After the guided tour you can go to the top of Wayna Picchu, from where one has a good overview of the whole area and the full site of Machu Picchu. Another possibility is to visit the beautiful temple of the moon. In the afternoon we meet in Aguas Calientes to take the train back to Cusco.

For this option you have availability every day

NOTE

*Every year on february the Inca Trail is closed for maintainance
*Every passenger have to carry their own equipment, these are your backpack and sleeping bag and sleeping pad (mattre)(this for the passenger that book this tour in a group service (Groups from 8 to 14 people)

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